pandas.io.pytables.HDFStore.select

HDFStore.select(key, where=None, start=None, stop=None, columns=None, iterator=False, chunksize=None, auto_close=False, **kwargs)

Retrieve pandas object stored in file, optionally based on where criteria

Parameters :

key : object

where : list of Term (or convertable) objects, optional

start : integer (defaults to None), row number to start selection

stop : integer (defaults to None), row number to stop selection

columns : a list of columns that if not None, will limit the return

columns

iterator : boolean, return an iterator, default False

chunksize : nrows to include in iteration, return an iterator

auto_close : boolean, should automatically close the store when

finished, default is False

Returns :

The selected object